Adjust Times.Fine-tuning timings for captions with another free online program
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Introduction
In Lesson 2, you learned how to use DivXLand Media Subtitler to easily add timings for closed captions, using the program's hold-and-apply approach. The program also offers the ability to manually adjust the start and duration. But determining duration can be a bit tricky.
In addition to that, Media Subtitler doesn't show errors that may be on captions. These errors could include captions that:
To scan for these errors and adjust any timings needed, we'll use Subtitle Edit, another free captioning and subtitle program.
In addition to that, Media Subtitler doesn't show errors that may be on captions. These errors could include captions that:
- are too short. (A caption should be on screen at least a little more than a second.)
- have too many characters on a line. (That would decrease its readability.)
- overlaps with another caption. (That would result in multiple captions on the screen simultaneously.)
To scan for these errors and adjust any timings needed, we'll use Subtitle Edit, another free captioning and subtitle program.
Activity: Watch
Assessment
Rubric: Answer at least four of the five questions below correctly. Then continue with the lesson.
Summary
Ideally, you would only use one program to create a closed captions file. But for beginners, the ease of DivXLand Media Subtitler's hold-and-apply method is a good starting point. And Subtitle Edit introduces how much more control is possible in adjusting start and end times; therefore, both programs were covered in this course.
And with the introduction of Subtitle Edit in this lesson, you can decide whether you'd like to learn more about the program.
And with the introduction of Subtitle Edit in this lesson, you can decide whether you'd like to learn more about the program.
